GOLD COAST, AUSTRALIA May 23, 2016 – A new World Bank report says careful and sustainable planning around emerging tourism markets could help Pacific Island countries gain as much as US$1.8 billion pe...

PORT VILA, May 12, 2016 – A new World Bank report says better management of tuna fisheries can help Pacific Island countries gain as much as US$344 million per year in additional sustainable revenues ...

SUVA, April 28, 2016 – A new World Bank report recommends that Pacific Island countries supporting or considering deep sea mining activities proceed with a high degree of caution to avoid irreversible...

WASHINGTON, April 15, 2016 – World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has appointed Victoria Kwakwa as the new Regional Vice President for East Asia and Pacific, effective today. “The appointment of Vi...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 16, 2016—The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors today approved US$2 million in concessional financing for the Kingdom of Tonga to support the country’s efforts to create...

SYDNEY, February 21 2016 – The World Bank is deeply concerned for the people of Fiji as reports come in about the damage caused by Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Winston. The World Bank's disaster risk m...

World Bank study finds strong potential for jobs in online industries for Fiji, Tonga and Samoa SYDNEY, December 17, 2015 – The Pacific region has the potential to create thousands of jobs in the offs...

World’s fastest-graying region already has more than 211 million people over 65 BEIJING, December 9, 2015—East Asia is aging faster than any other region in history, and some middle-income and wealthi...

SYDNEY, November 19, 2015 – As more and more families migrate from rural areas to Pacific capital cities, water, sanitation and health challenges in rapidly growing informal settlements in key Pacific...

Region urged to stay the course on structural reform and macroeconomic management SINGAPORE, OCTOBER 5, 2015—East Asia remains one of the main growth drivers of the world economy, accounting for nearl...